Naval Academy Commissioning Week

An academic bracelet inscribed with a biblical verse worn by graduating Ensign Julia Davis. She was one of 1,042 midshipmen graduating from the Naval Academy on Friday.

An academic bracelet inscribed with a biblical verse worn by graduating Ensign Julia Davis. She was one of 1,042 midshipmen graduating from the Naval Academy on Friday. (Rachael Pacella / Capital Gazette)

On the field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Friday, a newly commissioned ensign in the Navy and a retired lieutenant commander embraced. It has been nearly seven years since Ensign Julia Davis' cousin, Navy SEAL Brian Bill, died when a Boeing Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan....

If you haven't heard, the Blue Angels were in town. The Blue Angels arrived in Annapolis on Tuesday morning for its performances during Commissioning Week. The official Blue Angels show started around 2 p.m. today. But because of cloudy and rainy weather, the Blue Angels performed for an estimated...

Forecasters are predicting that showers and thunderstorms will hit Annapolis during one of the city's busiest times— Commissioning Week. Rain showers are expected in the Annapolis area before 2 p.m. Monday and then showers, and potentially a thunderstorm, are likely between 2-5 p.m. There's also...

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A Naval Academy graduate is the star of a new Marine Corps recruitment commercial, making it the first advertisement from the military branch that solely focuses on a woman. Capt. Erin Demchko, a 2007 graduate, is featured in the corps recruitment campaign "Battle Up," where the 30-second clip depicts...

Commissioning Week 2016

As hats flew and congratulations exchanged at the 2016 Naval Academy graduation on Friday, the day's guest speaker drew attention to a body of water thousands of miles away: The South China Sea. U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter highlighted increased tensions between the United States and China...

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Nearly 2,000 people gathered at the Naval Academy Chapel on Friday at a memorial service for Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, who was stationed at Fort George G. Meade before she became the first female sailor killed in Syria on Jan. 16, according to a news release published on the Defense Visual...

Alexandra Marberry, after graduating from the Naval Academy, became one of the nation’s first transgender women allowed to transition while serving in the military. More than two years later, Marberry is fighting the Navy to clear her record of sexual misconduct she maintains she did not commit....

It was more than three years ago former Vice President Joe Biden stopped at the Naval Academy and urged midshipmen to combat sexual violence in their ranks. "Sexual violence is the only equal opportunity employer," Biden said. "It occurs in the wealthiest communities and the poorest communities....

A raucous crowd bangs blue and white noisemakers. Some furiously flap posters decked with glitter and lights. A group of men sling a t-shirt into the cheering masses. Beaming twenty-somethings shake hands and accept baseball caps. But this is not the National Football League draft. It’s ship selection...

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With the start of spring practice less than a month away, it stood to reason the shakeup of the Navy football coaching staff was complete. However, the offseason turnover has continued due to a pair of unexpected departures. Assistants Justin Davis and Mike Judge, who had been with the program...

BALTIMORE — The quest for a first-round bye in the Patriot League tournament became a little tougher for Navy, and a bit more attainable for Loyola, as the Greyhounds held off the visiting Mids on Thursday afternoon, 79-70, at Reitz Arena. A win would have moved Navy (9-17, 6-9 PL) into a tie for...

Kendell Louis first took up boxing as a freshman at Parkway Academy as a self-defense mechanism. “At first, it was just to get the bullies off my back. I just wanted to learn the basics of how to throw a punch – you know a little one-two, one-two,” said Louis, who grew up in Miami. “I stuck with...

Navy at Loyola-Maryland basketball, originally scheduled to be held on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., has been postponed to Thursday afternoon due to weather conditions. The Greyhounds will welcome the Midshipmen to Reitz Arena at 2 p.m. for a key late-season Patriot League match-up. Fans that cannot...